Areas of Special Interest (Key Skills)

– Orthopaedic trauma surgery (simple and complex)

– Hip and Knee Arthroplasty surgery

– Spine trauma surgery

– Minimally invasive spine surgery

– Selective nerve root blocks

Memberships

– Member of Karnataka Orthopaedic Association (KOA)

– Member of Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)

– Member of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons Association of Bharat (MISSAB)

– AO Spine Member

Research Activities

– Thesis – Role of antibiotic impregnated cement intramedullary nail in infected non-union of long bone diaphyseal fractures.

– Paper Presentation – Minimally Invasive Tubular Decompression for Lumbar Canal Stenosis: Rationale, Technique & Case series.

– Paper Presentation – Oblique lumbar interbody fusion: A comprehensive evaluation of surgical outcomes and complications

– Paper Presentation – Role of antibiotic impregnatedcement intramedullary nail in infected non-union of long bone diaphyseal fractures.

– E-poster – A rare case study – Enchondroma of distal half of ulna with forearm deformity.

Publications

– Soft tissue coverage techniques for management of open fractures of tibia (type IIIb).

– Role of antibiotic impregnated cement intramedullary nail in infected non-union of long bone diaphyseal fractures.

– Bisphosphonates as treatment and prevention of risk of fractures in postmenopausal osteoporosis.

– Intramedullary interlocking nail versus narrow dynamic compression plate for treatment of diaphyseal humerus fracture in adults: comparative prospective study.

– Study to analyse the efficacy of vacuum assisted closure (VAC) for open musculoskeletal trauma and wound dehiscence.